Susan Sarandon received caught in a censorial dustup following the Sept. 11 assaults.
Her opposition to President George W. Bush’s Struggle on Terror received her uninvited from a 2003 “Bull Durham” celebration together with co-star Tim Robbins. Neither she nor Robbins, her accomplice on the time, stayed silent on the matter.
That was then.
In recent times, Sarandon has stood down whereas critical free speech assaults rocked the tradition.
Examples?
That’s a partial record.
Sarandon wasn’t alone in her silence. Most Hollywood activists additionally took a rhetorical knee.
The censorship didn’t influence liberal voices or causes. They felt no must defend these being silenced, solely rising up when far-Left books received banned in public colleges.
Harsh? Is there one other rationalization?
Now, the Oscar winner has discovered a brand new trigger – a Palestinian activist named Mahmoud Khalil who allegedly introduced chaos to Columbia College.
“On March 9, 2025, in assist of President Trump’s govt orders prohibiting anti-Semitism, and in coordination with the Division of State, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia College graduate pupil. Khalil led actions aligned to Hamas, a delegated terrorist group. ICE and the Division of State are dedicated to imposing President Trump’s govt orders and to defending U.S. nationwide safety.”
Keep in mind: Hamas killed 1,200 innocents on October 7 and kidnapped a whole lot extra. The terrorist group murdered some hostages over the previous year-plus, together with kids.
The Oct. 7 assault additionally dedicated unspeakable crimes on ladies. The searing 2024 documentary “Screams Earlier than Silence” let survivors inform that story.
Sarandon beforehand prompt mentioned atrocities didn’t occur.
Now, the star is combating like hell to guard Khalil’s First Modification rights, regardless that he’s not a U.S. citizen however a inexperienced card holder.
Or was, if the Trump administration has its means.
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Sarandon joined a pro-Khalil gathering Saturday to slam the Trump administration and protest Khalil’s potential deportation.
It’s about free speech. In fact.
It has no connection to Sarandon’s ties to the Palestinian trigger, which received her in serious trouble in 2023. She misplaced her agent following feedback like this:
“There are lots of people afraid of being Jewish presently, and are getting a style of what it feels wish to be a Muslim on this nation.”
Now, an emboldened Sarandon is talking out as soon as extra.
“What is going on in Palestine can’t ever be normalized and that’s why we’re right here tonight,” Sarandon mentioned days after Israel resumed its navy assault in Gaza after Hamas refused to launch the remaining hostages.
The actress learn from an essay tied to what’s occurring each stateside and in Gaza.
NOW: @SusanSarandon speaks out for Palestine at NYC occasion for Mahmoud Khalil.
“We’re not separate from what is going on in Gaza, as exhausting as we could attempt to make ourselves really feel that means, Gaza is right here.” pic.twitter.com/aOOXXs87jo
— BreakThrough Information (@BTnewsroom) March 23, 2025
“That is private now. This isn’t nearly some strangers within the Center East. It’s additionally about you. It’s about your rights. It’s about your freedom to talk out towards the criminality of your rulers.
“We’re not separate from what’s occurring in Gaza. As exhausting as we could attempt to make ourselves really feel that means, Gaza is right here. The waves of blood are lapping at the doorstep. The lifeless and mutilated kids are strewn about your lounge and kitchen. They have been positioned there by the highly effective individuals who run your authorities and its allies.”
